Fred Emerson Sawyer

My maternal grandfather was Fred Emerson Sawyer born 02 July 1891 in Holliston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, and died  03 APR 1978 in Kezar Falls, York, Maine. When Fred Emerson Sawyer was born his father, Edgar  H Sawyer, was 35 and his mother, Jennie Jane L Emerson, was 36. He married Georgiena Elizabeth Waitt and they had four children together. He then married Marion Helen Hunger on January 1, 1946, in Wiscasset, Maine. He died on April 3, 1978, in York, Maine, at the age of 86.

1891 Fred Emerson Sawyer was born on July 2, 1891, in Holliston, Massachusetts, to Jennie Jane L Emerson, age 36, and Edgar H Sawyer, age 35.

1900 on the 1900 Holliston, Middlesex, Massachusetts census Fred was 9 years old. The family lived on Woodland Street in Holliston and his father was listed as a fireman. The census listed: Edgar H Sawyer age 44, Jennie Sawyer age 45, Charles S Sawyer age 17, Justus W Sawyer age 14, Fred E Sawyer age 8.

1910 at the age of 19 the 1910 census showed Fred as a hired man doing general farm work in Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, at the home of Leslie Phillbrook on Western Ave in Sherborn.

1913 at the age of 22, Fred married Georgiena Elizabeth Waitt in Wellesley, Massachusetts, on October 20, 1913.

1914 was the year that Fred and Georgiena's son, Howard Henry Sawyer, was born on July 1, 1914, in Lexington, Massachusetts.

1915 at the age of 24, Freds brother Perley Howard Sawyer died on July 2, 1915, in Oxford, Massachusetts.

1917 at the age of 26, Fred filed his WWI draft card. At this time he was living on St Margarets Ave in Lexington, Mass. He is married and working as a driver for A.G. Davis in Lexington.

1918 Fred was listed in the Lexington, Mass, directory as:  Sawyer Fred E clerk, h St Margarets av

1920 the census shows  they are still living on St Margarets Ave in Lexington and that his occupation  yard brakeman at a steam railroad and they own their home which is mortgaged. The listing shows: Fred E Sawyer age 27, Georgina E Sawyer age 26, Howard H Sawyer age 5, Mary Waitt (Georgiena's mother) age 55

1922 at the age of 30, Fred's daughter, Georgiena Freda Sawyer,  was born on January 22, 1922, in Massachusetts. 1922 was also the year that Fred's father, Edgar H Sawyer,  passed away on March 31, 1922, in Holliston, Massachusetts, at the age of 66. The 1922 directory listing shows:
Sawyer Fred E (Georgiana E), lineman, h St Margarets av & another listing for Georgiena E Mrs, bkpr Hertt W Lawrence 449 Mass av, h St Margaret av

1923 at the age of 31 Fred's mother, Jennie Jane L Emerson Sawyer passed away on April 1, 1923, in Westborough, Massachusetts, at the age of 68. Also on April 9, 1923, Fred joined the Simon W Robinson Mason Lodge as a Chauffeur ,

1926 They moved to Woodland Rd in Lexington some time before the directory was printed. Fred is listed in the 1926 Lexington, Mass, directory as:
Sawyer Fred E. (Georgiana E.) express, res Woodland rd & Georgiena E. Mrs. 449 Mass Av, res Woodland rd

1927 at the age of 36 Fred's daughter, Mary Ellen Martha Sawyer, was born on November 11, 1927, in Arlington, Massachusetts.

1928 The Lexington, Mass directory listed Fred as the proprietor of Sawyers Lexington & Boston Motor Express:
Sawyer Fred E. (Georgiana E.) prop Sawyer's Lexington & Boston Motor Express, res 34 Woodland rd (1202)

1930 the Lexington, Massachusetts, census showed:
Age: 39; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head

Birth of Daughter
His daughter Frances Eleanor was born in 1930 in Lexington, Massachusetts.

1932 Residence
Fred Emerson Sawyer lived in Lexington, Massachusetts, in 1932.
Directory listing: Sawyer Fred E. (Georgiana E.) fireman, res 34 Woodland Rd

1934 Residence
Fred Emerson Sawyer lived in Lexington, Massachusetts, in 1934.
directory listing: Sawyer Fred E. (Georgiana E.) fireman res 34 Woodland rd (1202-W) & Sawyer Howard H. trucking, same res

1936 Death of Wife
His wife Georgiena Elizabeth Waitt (1894–1936) passed away on November 13, 1936, in Norfolk, Massachusetts, at the age of 42. They had been married 23 years.

1941 Residence
Fred Emerson Sawyer lived in Lexington, Massachusetts, on June 18, 1941.
SS5 form gives his occupation as fireman and his address as 1006 Mass av which is said to be the Fire Dept

1941 Residence
Fred Emerson Sawyer lived in Henniker, New Hampshire, in July 1941.
some time between Jun 1941 & Apr 1942 he moved to Derry NH (short stay) and then to Henniker NH with his daughters. 

1942 Residence
Fred Emerson Sawyer lived in Henniker, New Hampshire, on April 27, 1942.
Age: 51; WWII Draft Fred res Mass Ave Lexington is cross off, above name is Henniker, NH - Directory listing: Sawyer Fred E. Fireman L F D res 1006 Mass av (he was living at fire dept, "dept consists of 15 permanent & 6 call men)

1946 Marriage
Fred Emerson Sawyer married Marion Helen Hunger (1890–1976) in Wiscasset, Maine, on January 1, 1946, when he was 54 years old.

1946 Residence
Fred Emerson Sawyer lived in Wiscasset, Maine, on January 1, 1946.

1947 Death of Brother
His brother Justus Wilson Sawyer (1886–1947) died on March 30, 1947, in Holliston, Massachusetts, when Fred Emerson was 55 years old.

1947 Residence
Fred Emerson Sawyer lived in Brownfield, Maine, on July 1, 1947.
Portland Press Herald Mr and Mrs Fred Sawyer, East Brownfield, entertained their daughter, Mr and Mrs Keith Waning, and Mr Wanings parent, Mr and Mrs Irving Waning, all of Newcastle Sunday. Their grandmother Linda Waning will remain with them several days.

1947 Maine Fires
Their farm in Brownfield burnt during the 1947 fires and they moved to Hiram. Read about the fires here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Fires_of_1947 - Portland Press Herald 13 Oct 1947

1948 Residence
Fred Emerson Sawyer lived in Hiram, Maine, on January 16, 1948.
Portland Press Herald 16 Jan 1948 - East Hiram - Allen Merritt (from Welland Mass) has been visiting Mr & Mrs Fred Sawyer.

1954 Death of Sister
His sister Nellie Augusta Sawyer (1875–1954) died on July 11, 1954, in Martinez, California, when Fred Emerson was 63 years old.

1954 Residence
Fred Emerson Sawyer lived in Laconia, New Hampshire, in 1954.
Meredith Center Road - N H Humane Society - Sawyer Fred E (Marion H) (Fred ran the Humane bldg - next door lived Fred's daug Waning Keith U (Frances E)

1955 Residence
Fred Emerson Sawyer lived in Laconia, New Hampshire, in 1955.
Directory Listing: 

Sawyer Fred E (Marion H) acting agt N H Humane Society h Meredith Center rd RD3

1956 Residence
Fred Emerson Sawyer lived in Laconia, New Hampshire, in 1956.
Directory Listing: Sawyer Fred E (Marion H) acting agt N H Humane Society and lawn work Meredith Center rd RD3 h do

1957 Residence
Fred in California
1957 -1961 • California, USA

1973
Death of Daughter
His daughter Frances Eleanor Sawyer (1930–1973) passed away on March 31, 1973, in Portland, Maine, at the age of 43.

1976 Death of Wife(1890–1976)
His wife Marion Helen Hunger  passed away on November 15, 1976, in Limington, Maine, at the age of 85. They had been married 30 years.

1978 Death
Fred Emerson Sawyer died on April 3, 1978, in Kezar Falls, York, Maine, when he was 86 years old.